Music Label Partnerships & Business Development Manager

Google; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity + bonus opportunities

Job summary

Google. YouTube Music’s Music Label Business Development and Partnerships team drives commercial strategy, negotiates licensing deals, and manages relationships with major labels and distributors to fuel growth and new formats.

Join a dynamic team that aligns music industry interests with YouTube priorities, supporting product initiatives and next-generation formats while collaborating across functions for sustainable success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or music licensing.
• Experience assisting in negotiating digital content licensing or distribution agreements.
• Experience using data to identify business trends, project growth, and present recommendations to stakeholders.
• Experience working cross-functionally across product and management teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of strategic renewals and licensing agreements with recorded music labels and distributors and assist in the development of new licensing go-to-market strategies in partnership with cross-functional teams for next-generation format initiatives.
• Help prioritize new business opportunities, triage digital rights management issues, and resolve partner challenges efficiently.
• Utilize data to monitor key performance trends, prepare recommendations, and support regular partner reviews and performance updates.
• Serve as a day-to-day commercial point of contact for a portfolio of music labels, or music distributors.
• Coordinate the resolution of partner issues and escalations while facilitating internal stakeholder approvals and partner with key internal stakeholders to ensure alignment, execution, and clear communication across projects.

Skills

Business development

Partnerships

Management consulting

Music licensing

Licensing negotiations

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Digital licensing experience

Adapting to digital platforms

Strategic partnerships

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Data analytics tools

Job description

Google. YouTube Music’s Music Label Business Development and Partnerships team drives commercial strategy, negotiates licensing deals, and manages relationships with major labels and distributors to fuel growth and new formats.

Join a dynamic team that aligns music industry interests with YouTube priorities, supporting product initiatives and next-generation formats while collaborating across functions for sustainable success.